Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170243687 - Employee's leg crushed under forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 170243687 -- Report ID: 1055340 -- Event Date: 05/12/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115161937	05/14/1998	5146	0	Jessie'S Ilwaco Fish Co Inc

Abstract: At 11:15 p.m. on May 12, 1998, Employee #1 was operating a forklift on a loading dock when he turned a corner and the forklift began to slide. As the vehicle slid off the loading dock, Employee #1 was ejected. The lift landed on its side and on top of him, crushing his leg. The loading dock was wet and slippery, and the forklift's seat belt was partly missing and unusable.

Keywords: EJECTED, IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SEAT BELT, SLIPPERY SURFACE, LOADING DOCK, LEG, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115161937			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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